scalloper

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Recent Examples of scalloper The vessel has been identified as the F/V Leonardo, a scalloper homeported in New Bedford. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019 David Frulla, a lawyer who represents the Fisheries Survival Fund, said his scalloper clients would still consider this large section of water to be closed off to them under the new plan, for safety reasons. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2019 On Saturday, Bretal and Vega boarded a scalloper and embarked on a fishing trip that took a horrifying turn when their vessel apparently capsized and sank Sunday about 28 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, according to the US Coast Guard. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019 The four men on the scalloper, which had left from New Bedford, Massachusetts, did not appear to be wearing life jackets, Noel said. Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2019 The scallop industry is thriving as a result of years of conservative management that has allowed the valuable shellfish to grow undisturbed, said Jimmy Wotton, a scalloper based out of Friendship, Maine. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalloper
Noun
  • The Azores are a destination ideally seen from the bow of a ship, like the salty whalers of yore.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The ship was now well-manned in its hunt for whalers.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.
    Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Gulf Coast shrimpers have been pummeled in recent years by natural and man-made disasters, as well as rising fuel costs.
    Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Southern shrimpers face multiple challenges, including rising costs and cheaper foreign imports.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.
    Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With little overt military value, Australia’s cheap-but-robust commercial workboats are subject to fierce debate.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Noun
  • Comcast had been seeking more than $13 billion for the 33% Hulu stake; the final price tag was determined through arbitration by a third-party banker.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • But Novogratz’s ambitions extend beyond Acumen, as the onetime banker urges more business leaders to invest for impact beyond the next quarter’s earnings.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • We were scheduled to take the ferry from Markarska to Brac Island this spring, but the winds were too strong for safe ferry passage.
    Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Dear Eric: My daughter is getting married next year at a location that is about a six-hour drive from here and accessible only by ferry.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023

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“Scalloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalloper. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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